Oklahoma Code § 12-55
Oklahoma Code § 12-55. Reproduced from the official Oklahoma Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 12-55.
Sheriff may adjourn court, when.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 12. Civil Procedure
If the judge of a court fail to attend at the time and place
appointed for holding his court, the sheriff shall have power to
adjourn the court, from day to day, until the regular or assigned
judge attend or a judge pro tempore be selected; but if the judge be
not present in his court, nor a judge be assigned or a judge pro
tempore be selected, within two (2) days after the first day of the
term, then the court shall stand adjourned for the term. The
sheriff shall exercise the powers and duties conferred and imposed
upon him by the statutes of this state and by the common law.
R.L. 1910, § 5338.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Oklahoma Statutes § 12-55
- Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
- Code: Oklahoma Statutes
- Text: transcribed from the official source (verify below)
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